Pelham Manor, New York
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Pelham Manor is a village in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 5,466 at the 2000 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Pelham.
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[edit] Geography
Pelham Manor is located at (40.892986, -73.807526)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.65%) is water. Pelham was founded by Thomas Pell. Some say he either named it after his tutor, called Pelham, or the village of Pelham, New Hampshire. His mansion still lies in Pelham, NY. It is open for tours.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,466 people, 1,862 households, and 1,504 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,586.8/km² (4,121.3/mi²). There were 1,909 housing units at an average density of 554.2/km² (1,439.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.15% White, 2.12% African American, 0.07% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 1.06% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.63% of the population.
There were 1,862 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $112,553, and the median income for a family was $138,231. Males had a median income of $93,054 versus $52,424 for females. The per capita income for the village was $61,104. About 3.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
[edit] EARLY PELHAM MANOR
On November 11, 1654, Thomas Pell negotiated a treaty with Wampage, Chief of all the Siwanoy Indians and acquired title to about 50,000 acres (200 km²) including all of today's Bronx and everything east of the Hutchinson River north to Mamaroneck. Pell took possession of his property and called it "Pelham" in honor his tutor Pelham Burton.
Pell was challenged almost immediately by the Dutch who sent the Marshall of the Dutch Court in March 1655 with a court order stating that the English were trespassing on Dutch territory. Pell refused to accept the Dutch order and for the next several years they tried unsuccessfully to dislodge him. Finally, on September 21, 1664 English warships, supported by a militia unit called the Westchester Trained Band and led by Thomas Pell, sailed into the harbor of New Amsterdam and accepted the surrender of Governor Stuyvesant.
[edit] THE BATTLE OF PELHAM
War came to Pelham Manor on October 18, 1776 when Sir William Howe, Commander-in-Chief of the British army, landed 4,000 English and Hessian troops near the stables on Pelham Parkway in an action which became the first permanent invasion of the American mainland in the American Revolution.
Howe's objective was to outflank the American army by marching west across today's Bronx along the Boston Post Road. This would also cut off Washington's vital supply route from New England and enable the British to surround Washington and quickly end the rebellion. However, 600 tough seaman from the Boston area, led by Colonel John Glover, and fighting from behind Pelham Manor's stone walls put an end to Howe's plan and saved Washington's army. The main significance of the Battle of Pelham lay in the fact that it bought time for Washington to remove the American army from an extremely perilous position and to retreat to White Plains. It is for this reason that the Battle of Pelham has been called the battle that saved the American Revolution. [1]
[edit] INCORPORATION
In response to resident's demands for improved fire and police protection, as well as water, gas and electricity, Pelham Manor was incorporated as a village. The election for incorporation was held at the Pelham Manor School House on Monday, June 8, 1891. The official incorporation date for the Village is July 6, 1891.
[edit] External links
- Pelham Manor official website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Historic Pelham Web Site by Town Historian
- Historic Pelham Daily Blog by Town Historian
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